Murray



M. T. DONOHO.

NAP HESTORING AND SHINE nsmovmc MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. \D. 1921.

1,432,97 Patented Oct 24,1922.

Patented Oct. 24, 1.922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MURRAY '1. DONOHO, WASHINGTON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

NlAP-RESTOBIHG AND SHINE-REMOVING MACHINE.

Application tiled November 10, 1921. Serial No. 514,356.

- hays invented-certain newrandnseful r'oveme'nts in Nap- Restoring and Shineoving Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to,a=h and operated,

power driven nap' restoring and shine "removing machindwhich lsat all times under perfect control of the operator,

I n'e ofthjefohjectsof my invention is to pr0vide' a machine of, this character having one or more series ef rigid penetrating pins,

which are rapidly reciprocated'whereby the pins enter the fabric being treated and open it up, with the result that the shine is easily and re idly removed, and the worn garment oria ring s greatly refreshed and is givn an appearance closely approximating that of jnewmaterial.

linother-jzurposeof the inyention isto secure these highly desirable results without any scratching abrasive or other destrllctive action on the fabric being treated.

Still' another Qblect of my invention is to facilitate the cleansing of garments or other fabric.'

It is well known. of course, that when the nap of a rment has been worn ofl, or has become cited from pressure or other causes, the appearahce of the garmentis spoiled by becoming shiny, and the previous means which have'becn devised to improve the ap earance oftbe fabric have either had a estructive action on the fibre, or the produced only very temporary results, the shiny appearance returning after the gur- 40 ment has had but little wear. In the apparatus which I have devised there are a number of. rigid entering pins, the size and spacing of which wlll'he dependent upon the character of the goods being treated. and these pins are reciprocated rapidly, sothat as the an paratus is drawn over theyrarment the pins enter the material and open up the fibre thereof. and because of the rapidity'of reciprocation each minute area is entered many times, and thus is accomplished, not. what might be termed an artificial removal of the shine, but an actual opening up or finding of the fibre, so that the fabric is n0 tually resorted to a condition which is substantially the same as it was originally. And it is thus obvious that the shine will not return with short use.

-I will now proceed to describe one particular form of my invention, it being understood that those skilled in the art may makemany changes and modifications therein, without departing from the spirit of the invention as defined in the appended claims; and the drawings forming part of this s ecification are therefore to be considere merely as illustrative, and not in any Figure -5 is an enlarged detail sectional .VIQW, showing the connection between the connectingi rod and the reciprocable plate.

Figure 6, is an enlarged transverse vertical sectional view taken through the frame, and showing the means for mounting: the reciproeable plate in the frame; and,

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a slightly modified form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, numeral 1 indicates the frame of the apparatus, which may be of any desired shape, and which may be attached to any desired type of motor 2. by means of screws 3. It is not essential that the motor he carried by the frame. as obviously the motor could be operatively connected to the reciprocable plate by flexible shafting.

A connecting rod 4 passes through an opening 5 in the frame and is connected to a. crank pin carried by the motor shaft 7.

A plate 8 is mounted for reciprocation in the frame in any desired manner, as by means of guides 9. For the purpose of conmeeting the connecting rod to the reciprocable plate in such manner that the parts,

is carried l| lhe band il permits ready access to the usually inaccessible parts of a garment.

In cases where I make the apparatus of such size as to be too heavy to be carried by the hand for any great time, it will be found desirable to suspend the machine from any conventional counter-balancing apparatus, and this may be done without los ing any of the advantageous results of the machine.

in treating fabrics of large dimensions it may be found desirable to hold the machine stationary and to move the fabric in the manner desired.

It is to be emphasized that the use of my apparatus does not result in any temporary or artificial removal of the shine from gar ments or other fabrics, but the efiect produced is to loosen and lighten up all the fibre,s0 that in fact the fabric is restored to substantially its original condition.

In accordance with the atent statues I have described what I now elieve to be the best embodiment of my invention, but I do not wish to be understood thereby as limiting myself or the scope of my invention, as many changes and modifications may be made Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and all such I aim to include in the S00 eof the appended claims.

What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A hand operated machine of the character described, including a series of rigid entering pins, and means for longitudinally reciprocating said pins.

2. An apparatus of the character described, including a. frame, a series of rigid entering pins mounted in the frame, and means for rapidly reciprocating said pins longitudinally.

3. An apparatus of the character described, including a frame. aplate mounted for reciprocation in said frame, a series of entering pins carried by said plate, and means for longitudinally reciprocating the plate.

4. An apparatus of the character described, including a frame, a plate mounted For reciprocation in said frame, a series of rigid entering, pins carried by said plate, and means for longitudimi-llr reciprocating the plate.

.\n apparatus ml the cha-riu-lor dcsrrilied, including a finale. a plate mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in said frame, a series of rigid entering pins carried by said plate. amotor attached to said Frame, and means operatirely connecting the motor with the plate.

6. An apparatus of the character described, including a frame, a plate mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in said frame, a series of pins carried by said plate, a motor attached to said frame, a crank pin carried by the motor shaft, and a. connecting rod connecting the crank pin and plate.

7. An apparatus of the character de scribed. including a frame, a plate mounted. for reciprocation in said frame, pins carried by said plate, means for longitudinally re ciprocating said plate, and means whereby the plate may be removed from the frame.

8. An apparatus of the character described, including a frame, a plate mounted for reciprocation in said frame, pins carried by the late, means for longitudinally reciprocating the plate, said means including a connecting rod and a. pin detachably connecting the rod to the late.

9. An apparatus oi the character described, including a frame, a plate mounted for reciprocation in said frame, a series of pins carried by the plate, said plate being recessed on its lower side whereby friction is reduced, and means for longitudinally reciprocating the plate.

10. An apparatus of the character described, including a series of rigid entering pins, the length of the pins gradually increasing from the sides toward the center of the series, and means for longitudinally reciprocating said pins.

11. A hand operated machine of the character described, including a frame, a plate mounted for reciprocation in said frame, a series of rigid entering pins carried by said plate, the length of the pins gradually increasing from the sides toward the center of the series, and means for longitudinally reciprocating said plate.

12. An apparatus of the character dcscribed, includin a frame, a plurality of plates mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in said frame, pins carried by the plates, the pins of one plate being of greater length than the pins of another of the plates.

13. An apparatus 05 the character described, including a frame. a plurality of plates mounted for longitudinal reciprocation in said frame, pins carried by the plates the pins being arranged in staggered relation.

MURRAY '1. DON 0H0.

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